Friday, September 30, 2011

Introducing Kaleidoscope Lane

Well, here it is ... what I've spent the last month working on! I'm pleased with it, and I hope you all love it too.

Mosaic

Swirls

Kaleidoscope Dot

Glazed TilePlazaMedallion Stripe

Scallop

Garden Path

So now it's up to the Connecting Threads staff to decide whether my collection is the one they want to produce and sell. Connecting Threads will be featuring all five of the finalists' collections on their blog, Notions, in the coming days, and will announce the winner in the next few weeks.

I haven't seen the other finalists' collections yet, so I have no idea how mine stacks up, but regardless of what happens, I'm so glad I did this. I learned a lot about designing a complete line of fabric, including many lessons about how to approach the design process next time (if there is one). And since I'm happy with the end result, I feel like it's a win for me even if my line doesn't end up being produced. But of course, fingers and toes crossed that it will be!

OH I LOVE yours! The swirls would be a GREAT multipurpose fabric, an all around usable one, same with the dots and I love the symmetry in the plaza flowers and the lack thereof in the Garden Path flowers. GREAT line. I can't wait to see how you do.

Great job!!! I LOVE them! Love the colors. Love the patterns. What an awesome accomplishment to say that you designed your own fabric line! (whether they pick it or not- though they'd be crazy not to!!) Congrats and best of luck! :D

These are fabulous!!!!! Seriously these are the kind of fabrics I search for and rarely find. I can't see how you souldn't winc but if you don't you should totally our these up for sale for us on Spoonflower.

Wow! Not only do I think these look fantastic, I think they are prints I could use...a lot! I will be voting for you. I sure do hope you win because I would love to make things with these fabrics. Congratulations!

I've never bought an entire Connecting Threads collection before, but I would buy every single one of these prints in an instant. I hope you win for a pretty selfish reason -- so that I can buy this fabric!

Congratulations dear Lee!!! I love all your designs! Every print is really beautiful and you have chosen lovely colours which are all really good together! You have made so good work and surely learnt a lot! I wish you good luck and hope that your collection will be 'The One'!!!

Congratulations Lee!!! I absolutely love every single print! Connecting Threads would be crazy not to choose you. And if they don't, may the glory be someone else's to enjoy, b/c this collection deserves to printed. Just gorgeous! :)

Weird - I voted for this fabric from a link on Rav I saw, then was blog hopping and came across it again today! I love the fabrics, I'm hoping you win because I love the colors and would love to add some to my stash.

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